Police STEP program boosts revenue and court workload
Wanda Orton reports the STEP traffic enforcement program in Biytown increases tickets and revenues from 150000 to an estimated 360000 by year end. Judge Steve Hebert notes heavier caseload, warrants, and an expanded court schedule with new budget moves and a pay raise request amid rising court costs and faster case disposals for Class C misdemeanors.
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Baytown Updates and Community Notes From Local Event List
Baytown booster club hosts event introducing staff at Ross cafeteria while Baytown Beautify group meets at Chamber of Commerce Building. La Leche League meets at 1204 Cactus to discuss nutrition. Humble Pioneer Club plans a games party at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Navy fireman recruit William L. Reeves graduates in Orlando. Open house at Baytown Opportunity Center Sept 8 invites public. Keith LaRue to visit Baytown from Amarillo over Labor Day weekend. Kay Rood earns honor roll at UT Austin.
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Amarillo
Dr. Brunson Renamed To Dental Panel Here and State
Dr Donald L Brunson of Baytown has been reappointed to the Texas Board of Dental Examiners for six years by Gov Ralph Bascoe He first joined the board in 1971 and will serve alongside Dly Adames Rogers of Amarillo and Dr Willam Kemp of Haskell Texas The outgoing president Dr Brunson has long served on baytown civic groups and colleges His career spans 27 years in dentistry with service in the U S Air Force Dental Corps and leadership roles in the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Civil Service Commission and various local boards
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Baytown Dental
Texas Board of Dental Examiners
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Shen Guy
Preston Smith
Dly Adames Rogers
Amrillo
Willam Kemp
Haskell
Tex
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Texas
Robert Fi
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Baytown
Gulf Wave Heads Toward Texas Coast From Gulf
Tropical waves in the Gulf are forecast to affect South Texas weather over the next few days. A second wave, upgraded to a tropical depression, moves west at 10 to 16 mph, predicted to reach the Texas coast late Monday night into Tuesday, with heavy rains and winds remain under 1 mph if it intensifies.
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Town News Highlights and Personalok Updates
Aldy Wiitaker says she reads around town while BD Donald Leeky and Chris Molley are missed by Baytown friends after moving to Rosenberg. Johnny and Brenda Harrison celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary. Edmund B Chase is ill with pneumonia and receives get well wishes. John Barker earns a promotion. Mike Case helps friends as Linda Kaders hopes for a speedy recovery. Harold Drawn recovers from a broken leg. Robert and Myrna Muldrow enjoy a new beach house. Mike Witt admires his ring. Paul O Banion departs to Sam Houston State as an agriculture major. Blaine Stolander enjoys a new job. Connie Bordelon shells peas.
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Leeky
Chris Molley
Baytown
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Brenda Harrison
Edmund B. Chase
John Barker
Mike Case
Linda Kaders
Harold Drawn
Hollis Hall
Robert
Myrna Muldrow
Greg Wourner
Mike Witt
Paul O'Banion
Sam Houston State
Blaine Stolander
Connie Bordelon
Four men arrested outside Elvis gravesite plot
In Mempis Tennessee police halted a scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s body for ransom after the suspects were nabbed near the cemetery. Washington reports Budget issues as Carter meets to discuss pay for government workers amid a mass budget plan. San Antonio notes a Southern Governors conference member proposing an anti Panama Canal stance, vote 3 to 3. Pretoria talks include Ambassador Young and David Owen with Prime Minister Vorster seeking Rhodesia peace, with another session planned.
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Third Woman On Board Sealed In Local School Election
Fresh from a victory over incumbent Gill Going, Mrs. Gay McFarland Brock joins two other women on the school board after a Monday swearing in. Brock’s 59.4 percent win marks the first time three women serve together. Baralak and Marcia Slasney remain incumbents. The board will canvass runoff results, swear in Brock and Willie Moreno, and elect officers for 1977 01 year.
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Paarce Street Journal Sports Writing Quips
A fragmentary note mocks modern sports writing, citing a columnist quote about struggle with names before naming a product. The piece lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable persons beyond generic references to writers.
City considers merit pay plan for employees
City officials weigh a merit pay scheme amid debate over its effectiveness and equity. The proposal includes a $10,000 allocation to fund raises for selected Civil Service and non Civil Service staff, with eligibility, department approval, and a step increase system guiding annual pay.
Neighborhood Center Plans Tie Vote At City Meeting
Baytown City Council debate over a proposed neighborhood center at the Baytown Sports Complex ends in a tie as members table the issue to Sept. 8. Architect Lowell Lammers presents a model with an energy saving overhang roof and a four thousand two hundred square foot center to be funded by the 1975 bond program including one hundred eighty eight thousand for construction of the pavilion.
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Former Baytonian Named To Telephone Directorship
A Baytown area leader with national roles in antiques and journalism has been elected to the South Central Bell board. Mrs. Boone, editor and publisher of Antique Monthly, chairs the board of Boone Newspapers Inc. and runs The Gray Letter weekly. She holds a Swiss education and has served on multiple advisory boards. Her husband, Jim Boone, leads The Tuscaloosa News and Tuscaloosa Newspapers Inc. The Boones have three children and live in Alabama.
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Weather and Tides in Baytown Area Forecast
Partly cloudy with a warm dayline and chance of showers through Tuesday in the Baytown region. Tides Tuesday high at 0:25 am and 16:38 pm, low around 4:12 am, with uncertainties in early morning and evening periods.
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Lanham Receives $3,000 City Pay Raise
At a regular council meeting City Manager Lanham was approved for a $3,000 raise to $35,000 a year. Mayor Tom Gentry praised Lanham for solid performance and continued service to city business.
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Romanger
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